CQC Presentation

How does one make a diagnosis? Diagnosis is a fascinating area. As anyone who searches Google with a symptom finds (most of us at some time or another), a single symptom can represent anything fromRead more

    I have been reading Matthew Syed’ fabulous book Black Box Thinking. I think it should be on the reading list of all decision makers but especially, clinicians, medical politicians and most of allRead more

How can we encourage children to take their tablets? Many medicines used in paediatric medicine only come in tablet form. This can cause enormous problems in getting some children to take medication. Crushing tablets oftenRead more

A Virtual trip to the beach I sounds bizarre does it not? It is something else I found on the fabnhsstuff website and it resonated with an idea I had some years ago. My planRead more

Marginal gains I love Dave Brailsford, now Sir DB’s, idea of marginal gains. With British Cycling he took every aspect of cycling from biomechanics to diet to helmets and broke them down to their componentRead more

Freda’s Fall is an interactive e-learning film focused on the prevention and management of falls. It has been funded by Health Education England North West London, as part of development of a Community Education ProviderRead more

I am not sure I entirely have my head around this. I understand apps of course. I certainly use medical apps to calculate certain scores like CHADSVasc2, HASBLED, Wells scoring and the like. But thereRead more

The Self-Help Forum   This is one of the best ideas I have seen for some time.   http://www.selfcareforum.org/   It is a gold mine of advice, covering;   Common conditions with excellent fact sheetsRead more